Mathieu van der Poel’s rainbow jersey was lined in mud throughout the Maasmechelen World Cup race however there was little question who was the dominant winner and why he’s so more likely to win a seventh world title in Liévin, France, close to Lille and the border with Belgium.
The Alpecin-Deceuninck rider confronted everlasting rival Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike). They went wheel to wheel for a second throughout the second lap however a fall then took out the Belgian, permitting van der Poel to cruise to victory.
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